The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-01
GRANT AND BUcKNRR.

1ne htntuCRy oshUfNt Hkh" oChcSfots
va Their Last Interview.
General BuetHtr al lexington. June Is. =
1t was my sad privilege 10 visit, few
days before his death, the bedside Of Gen.
ersl Grant. We had been at one time
public enemies, but tho discharge Of pa.
triotic duty had not interiered, and should
never interfere, with relations Of personal
friendship. There had never been DO.
tween us any Of those pccuniary relations
which have eeen erroneoualy stated, but
q kindlineas which won't back to our school
days and existed when, as youthful SOL
dieys. we followed together our, national
standard on the fertile plaina Of Mexico,
and left 1t planted on the lottiest peak Of
the nnow.clad Cordilleras. desired es.
pecially To return him my thanks for hay
Ing contributed 80 greatly to the pacihca-
ton OF the country by inslating as Com.
msnder OF tho army, after tho civil war,
that tho Government ehould respect the
paroles which no bad given and the mill
tary conventions into which he had en-
tered with the Confederate armiea. In
reply 10 my assurance that the Southern
people had always appreciated and es'
teemed him for this juht and magneni'
nous conduct, he wrote, for he wan una
biz" to speak, the following words:
| have witnessed eince my sickness Just
what have wished to see ever since the
war-hsrmony and good feeling between
tho sections. l have always contended
that II there had been nobody left but the
soldiers we would have had peace IL 6
year, -. and - are tho only two thai
I know OF who DO not seem to be satisfied
on the Southern side. We have some on
oure who failed to accomplish as much N
they wished, or who did not get WORKED
up to tho fight until 1t was all over, who
havs not had quite full satisfaction. @Tht
great majority, too, Of thcae who did no
10 into the war have long aimee grown
tired OF the long controversy. We. may
now well look forward to a perpetua
peace at homo and national at.ength tina
will secure us against any foreign compli
cation. believe myself that the war wa
worth all 1t cost us, fearful as that was
. Since 1t WAS over l have waited ever,
State in Europa md o number in th
East. know, 40 l did not know before
tho value OF our inheritance.
| A week later l was summoned as pail
bearer to attend the obsequies Of tho de
ceased chieitsin. Tho vast concouroc tina
} marked the route pursued by the solemn
procession had assembled from half tn
S.ntes in the Union. Twenty thousan,
voterans Of the war lined the streets, ant
Virginia, New York snd Maryland AM
/ other States had come to do honor to tn
memory OF the dead. There was no dis
tinction between citizens that day. AL
were animated by one sentiment Of patri
otism. Never In its history had the coun
: try been 90 united 10 ct that moment.
the spirit Of the dead hero were senaibl
OF tho presence of peace and harmony t
which his suGerings had 40 much con
tribu!ed, his patriotic soul would hay
! been rewarded for tho long agonies b
endured; and II any voice that dey ha
sought 10 enkindle the animosities Of tn
past, It would have been siIenced by tn
enEthemsa OF million patricia. May
i venture to suggest to my competitor tina
tho people OF kentucky, Of all politica
parties, are scarcely more tolerant towar
those who seek to revive the bitter mem
: ofiea Of the past and engender intoleranc
and strife among her citizens. Applause.